John murphy



.|. MURPHY.

Skipping-Bods. N0. 140,298.: I Pntentedjune 24,1873.

JOHN lllURlQllf-l', U1 T'LHLADIELPEMA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSZGNUR TO HIMSELFAND GEQRGE W, GARE, 0h SAME PLAQE.

. Taall whom it may concern;

Be it known that 1, Joan M Unmn', of lfhi'n edelphin, l ennsylvenin,have invented 2b hlhin ping -R6Jd, ex" which the fellewin a speeiliceiion The object 0!" my invention 1:; to pi'evule a.

' eheep,lighl3,a1nl durable substitute for the erdinary shipping-rope;and this object I ni'rnin by the use 01' a 1i ghl; elastic 'red ofrattan renural Btete, has the enter sui'laee er shin. re

movetlf'which given it the deeired flexibility Without nmteriallyreilneing its strength; the

he shown in Fig. 3. The rod is swivele-rl.

l Pl'eftl to swivel the oppesite ends m? the llJtl to its handles B B,as shown in Fig. 3, so that the said handles may be grasped firmlyby thehands, and the roll turn within the same.

ll elniin The within-described skippin g-r0d,c0mp0seil 0i strip ofrattan with the skin removed, and 12min g at each end in (follar, av,adapted to a re ease in the handle 15, in which the strip can turn,alias set forth.

in testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN MURPHY.

Witnesses:

WM. A. STEEL, Hunnnzv HowsoN.

